Malawi vs Togo: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Malawi
3.3%
in 2023
Togo
2.6%
in 2023
Malawi rank
187th
Togo rank
189th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Malawi
- Togo
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.3% against 2.6% in Togo, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 187th and Togo ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.0% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.4% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.9% | 1.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Malawi or Togo?
- Malawi, at 3.3% against 2.6% in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Malawi and Togo?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Togo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Togo rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Malawi ranks 187th and Togo ranks 189th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.